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November 23, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Players' Choice: Roadside Attractions Packing Round 1. A replica of this European tourist attraction can be seen in Nashville, TN. GREEK PARTHENON 2. It shouldn't be a surprise that the world's longest peanut is found in this state. GEORGIA 3 The world's largest CATSUP bottle was built for Brook's Food Factory in Collinsville, Illinois. 4. Visitors are drawn to a statue of this athlete erected at Chicago's United Center in 1994. MICHAEL JORDAN 5. The cars at Liberace's museum in Las Vegas include a red, white and blue Bicentennial ROLLS ROYCE . 6. In summer, the world's tallest thermometer in this California city might read 120 degrees. BAKER Picture: large rabbit with antlers Departure Round 1. You'll have to go to Corbin, Kentucky to eat at the birthplace of this roadside eatery chain. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 2. Albuquerque's mayor is trying to keep the El Vado MOTEL on Route 66 from being torn down. 3. "Another Roadside Attraction" is a MUSIC festival that began in Canada in 1993. 4 You can sleep in a teepee at the "Wigwam Village" Motel near Kentucky`s famous MAMMOUTH CAVE . 5. It makes sense that the world's largest baseball bat can be seen in this city. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Picture: large building with sign "Corn Palace" On Tour 1. Civil War buffs won`t want to miss the Museum of the Confederacy in RICHMOND , Virginia. 2 Pyramids aren't just in Egypt. They can also be viewed in all of these U.S. cities except FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA . 3. Gaffney, S.C. boasts an elevated water storage tank built to look like a giant PEACH . 4. "El Santuario de Chimayo" in New Mexico is best described as a/an HEALING SHRINE . 5. Audubon, Iowa, is the proud home of a 50-ton replica of a Hereford bull named ALBERT . 6. A coffeepot water tower in Stanton, Iowa, honors Virginia Christine, who was MRS. OLSON in TV ads. 7. The 20-foot-high white cement duck in the Long Island town of Flanders holds a GIFT shop. Picture: four metal legs holding a forearm with fist 8. You can see BONNIE & CLYDE'S death car at Whiskey Pete's Casino in Jean, Nevada. 9. The Tennessee Red Cedarwooded Works in Murfreesburough features the world's largest CEDAR BUCKET . 10. Kempton, TN, Olney, IL, and Marionville, MO all use albino SQUIRRELS as their claim to fame. 11. Large statues of Paul Bunyon and his blue ox Babe are an attraction in this Minnesota city. BEMIDJI 12. The golden Prabhuphda Palace in West Virginia was erected by members of the HARE KRISHNA Movement. Bonus Question One The upside-down building in Orlando is an interactive museum called WONDER WORKS . Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Florida is Orlando found? Area 3 (NTN actually had Where on the map FLORIDA ORLANDO ) Picture: two huge fish Slide Show 1. The 80-foot-high statue of a JACKALOPE is a landmark in Douglas, Wyoming. 2. The famous Corn Palace is the main SPORTS ARENA in Mitchell, South Dakota. 3. This Detroit monument to JOE LOUIS was considered controversial when erected in 1987. 4. You can stand in the mouth of a huge MUSKIE at the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. Clues for next destination: Duluth Toronto Milwaukee Thunder Bay |